Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1884-08-07

Day of Death

1970-05-14 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke

Miss Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Biography

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

In Pursuit of Polly

In Pursuit of Polly

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

Acting

The Wizard of Oz

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as

Glinda

Father of the Bride

1950

Father of the Bride

as

Doris Dunstan

Father's Little Dividend

1951

Father's Little Dividend

as

Doris Dunstan

Topper

1937

Topper

as

Mrs. Topper

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as

Daisy Stanley

The Mysterious Miss Terry

1917

The Mysterious Miss Terry

as

Mavis Terry

The Land of Promise

1917

The Land of Promise

as

Nora Marsh

The Make-Believe Wife

1918

The Make-Believe Wife

as

Phyllis Ashbrook

Eve's Daughter

1918

Eve's Daughter

as

Irene Simpson-Bates

In Pursuit of Polly

1918

In Pursuit of Polly

as

Polly Marsden

Sadie Love

1919

Sadie Love

as

Sadie Love

Good Gracious, Annabelle

1919

Good Gracious, Annabelle

as

Annabelle Leigh

The Education of Elizabeth

1921

The Education of Elizabeth

as

Elizabeth Banks

Away Goes Prudence

1920

Away Goes Prudence

as

Prudence Thorne

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

The Barkleys of Broadway

as

Mrs. Livingston Belney

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as

Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

The Young Philadelphians

1959

The Young Philadelphians

as

Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

Everybody Sing

1938

Everybody Sing

as

Diana Bellaire

In This Our Life

1942

In This Our Life

as

Lavinia Timberlake

They All Kissed the Bride

1942

They All Kissed the Bride

as

Mrs. Drew

Christopher Strong

1933

Christopher Strong

as

Lady Elaine Strong

The Young in Heart

1938

The Young in Heart

as

Marmy Carleton

Becky Sharp

1935

Becky Sharp

as

Lady Bareacres

Topper Returns

1941

Topper Returns

as

Mrs. Clara Topper

Dinner at Eight

1933

Dinner at Eight

as

Millicent Jordan

After Office Hours

1935

After Office Hours

as

Mrs. Norwood

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

A Bill of Divorcement

as

Meg Fairfield

Pepe

1960

Pepe

as

Billie Burke

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway

as

Mrs. Laura Chandler

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

Topper Takes a Trip

as

Mrs. Clara Topper

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943

Hi Diddle Diddle

as

Mrs. Prescott

Eternally Yours

1939

Eternally Yours

as

Aunt Abby

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Craig's Wife

1936

Craig's Wife

as

Mrs. Frazier

Forsaking All Others

1934

Forsaking All Others

as

Aunt Paula

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

The Ghost Comes Home

as

Cora Adams

Irene

1940

Irene

as

Mrs. Herman Vincent

Zenobia

1939

Zenobia

as

Mrs. Tibbett

Merrily We Live

1938

Merrily We Live

as

Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

Small Town Girl

1953

Small Town Girl

as

Mrs. Livingston

The Bride Wore Red

1937

The Bride Wore Red

as

Contessa di Meina

Only Yesterday

1933

Only Yesterday

as

Julia Warren

Society Doctor

1935

Society Doctor

as

Mrs. Crane

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

Navy Blue and Gold

as

Mrs. Alyce Gates

Piccadilly Jim

1936

Piccadilly Jim

as

Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

The Wild Man of Borneo

as

Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

Dulcy

1940

Dulcy

as

Eleanor Forbes

And One Was Beautiful

1940

And One Was Beautiful

as

Julia Lattimer

The Cheaters

1945

The Cheaters

as

Clara Pidgeon

And Baby Makes Three

1949

And Baby Makes Three

as

Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

My American Wife

1936

My American Wife

as

Mrs. Robert Cantillon

Finishing School

1934

Finishing School

as

Mrs. Radcliffe

Doubting Thomas

1935

Doubting Thomas

as

Paula Brown

Hullabaloo

1940

Hullabaloo

as

Penny Merriweather

Remember?

1939

Remember?

as

Mrs. Bronson

We're Rich Again

1934

We're Rich Again

as

Linda Page

Swing Out, Sister

1945

Swing Out, Sister

as

Jessica Mariman

The Bachelor's Daughters

1946

The Bachelor's Daughters

as

Molly Burns

A Feather in Her Hat

1935

A Feather in Her Hat

as

Julia Trent Anders

Parnell

1937

Parnell

as

Clara Wood

She Couldn't Take It

1935

She Couldn't Take It

as

Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

Bridal Suite

1939

Bridal Suite

as

Mrs. Lillian McGill

Splendor

1935

Splendor

as

Clarissa

The Golden Twenties

1950

The Golden Twenties

as

Self (archive footage)

Girl Trouble

1942

Girl Trouble

as

Celeste Rowland

Where Sinners Meet

1934

Where Sinners Meet

as

Eustasia

Ziegfeld on Film

2004

Ziegfeld on Film

as

Herself (archive footage)

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Breakfast in Hollywood

as

Mrs. Frances Cartwright

What's Cookin'?

1942

What's Cookin'?

as

Agatha Courtney

One Night In Lisbon

1941

One Night In Lisbon

as

Catherine Enfilden

The Captain Is a Lady

1940

The Captain Is a Lady

as

Blossy Stort

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as

Glinda (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

The Boy From Indiana

1950

The Boy From Indiana

as

Zelda Bagley

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

1920

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

as

Belle Johnson

So's Your Uncle

1943

So's Your Uncle

as

Aunt Minerva

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

1943

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

as

Aunt Harriet Crandall

Arms and the Girl

1917

Arms and the Girl

as

Ruth Sherwood

Let's Get a Divorce

1918

Let's Get a Divorce

as

Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

Three Husbands

1950

Three Husbands

as

Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

Peggy

1916

Peggy

as

Peggy Cameron

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

as

Self (archive footage)

Gloria's Romance

1916

Gloria's Romance

as

Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

Glorifying the American Girl

1929

Glorifying the American Girl

as

Self (uncredited)

The Misleading Widow

1919

The Misleading Widow

as

Betty Taradine

Billie Gets Her Man

1948

Billie Gets Her Man

as

Billie Baxter

1957

The Star Wagon

as

Mrs. Rutledge

Wanted: A Husband

1919

Wanted: A Husband

as

Amanda Darcy Cole

Oz

as

Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

Doc Corkle

Doc Corkle

as

Melinda

Production

Crew

Directing